BTEC Apprenticeship Assessment Workbook Level 2 Health & Social Care 2. SAFEGUARDING As a health and social care worker you have an important role in protecting individuals from harm and abuse. You must also be able to look after your own well-being and that of others. 2 KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING These activities assess your knowledge and understanding of things that affect your own well-being as well as the policies and legislation concerning abuse. Task 1 It is important to
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Unit 5: Principles of safeguarding and protectionin health and social care settings 1.1 & 1.2 Physical abuse is a deliberate use of physical force that results in bodily injury pain or impairments. Sgns of physical abuse can be burns and scalds‚ marks on the skin consistent with being slapped‚ scratched‚ bitten or pinched.Sexual abuse is direct or indirect involvementin sexual activity without valid consent. Signs of sexual abuse could be sexual transmitted disease‚unexplained crying and distress
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P4/ Outline key legislation and regulations which govern safeguarding adults work. In this part of the assignment I will be stating the main key points of each piece of legislation and how it is applied in practice. Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults 2006This piece of legislation was introduced on the 8th November 2006‚ the whole idea of this act is to protect adults who are at risk of abuse due to a vulnerability. For example‚ someone with Down syndrome may be more at risk of getting abused due to their
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Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care (HSC024) Outcome 1 Know how to recognise the signs of abuse. 1.1 Define the following types of abuse. Physical Abuse: - Physical abuse such as hitting‚ pushing‚ pinching shaking‚ misusing‚ medication‚ scolding and hair pulling. Sexual Abuse: - Sexual abuse such as forcing someone into unwanted sexual activity‚ being touched inappropriately‚ rape‚ sexual assault‚ or sexual acts to which the vulnerable adult has not or could
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It is important that information relating to people receiving support or care is securely stored. This is to protect their privacy and maintain trust between the person and the health or social care service. Read the following scenarios and explain why the information should have been stored securely. Scenario 1 Kathy has just seen the doctor about her haemorrhoids‚ which she is very embarrassed about. Once she leaves the surgery‚ the receptionist collects Kathy’s notes and puts them down on the
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Research Task 3 Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people (2.0) 1) Children and young people have a right to be provided with physical and emotional needs to maintain the health‚ safety and their development in society. Without food‚ water or shelter‚ these needs are not met‚ and therefore the child/young person cannot develop. It is therefore‚ important that safeguarding is in place in order that every child./ young person is reaching their full potential in life. Children/young
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Safeguarding Safeguarding: This means protecting everyone’s right to be safe and stopping abuse. Safeguarding adult principles (Department of health 2013 Statement of government policy on adult safeguarding) Empowerment- presumption of person led decisions and informed consent Prevention- it is better to take action before harm occurs Proportionality- Proportionate and least intrusive response appropriate to the risk presented Partnership- Local solutions through services working with their
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Safeguarding Policy Safeguarding refers to keeping children safe – protecting them from harm/abuse‚ unsafe circumstances and impaired health/development‚ ensuring that they have the best possible opportunities in their lives. As a childminder it is my responsibility to ensure the safety and welfare of all children in my care. In doing so‚ I must:- • Keep a confidential written record of any warning behavioural indicators/changes‚ signs/symptoms giving cause for concern. I will use
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HSC024 PRINCIPLES OF SAFEGUARDING AND PROTECTION IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE OUTCOME 1 1.1 Define the following types of abuse -Physical abuse - Is an act of another party involving contact intended to cause feelings of physical pain‚ injury or other physical suffering or bodily harm. -Sexual abuse - A statutory offence that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in unwanted sexual act by force or threat. -Emotional/psychological abuse - Emotional or psychological
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PRINCIPLES OF SAFEGUARDING AND PROTECTION IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE 1 – Know how to recognise signs of abuse 1.1 Define the following types of abuse 1.2 Identify the signs and/or symptoms associated with each type of abuse Type of Abuse | Actions | Symptoms and signs | Physical | Hitting‚ slapping‚ pushing‚ pinching‚ force feeding‚ kicking‚ burning‚ scalding‚ misuse of medication or restraint‚Catherisation for convenience of staff‚ refuse access to toilet‚ leaving person in
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